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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Maesawa Emiko, winning lawsuit against Skylark, awarded ? “Ryu

The “Ryu Foundation for No More Karoshi!”, which has striven for theeradication of karoshi, or death from overwork, held an award ceremonyof the 3rd Nakajima Tomio Prize in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo on August 9,2009. About 170 people participated in the ceremony. Representing theselection committee, Sataka Makoto, a critic, announced the award-winnerof this year. He explained the reason why Maesawa Emiko was selected, “Her victory is a precious example in our usually unwinnable struggleagainst karoshi”. Ms. Maesawa (in the photo), who received thecommendation, said, “I had regarded karoshi as being a thing in anotherworld until I became the bereaved. I really feel regrettable becauseSkylark did not keep its word ‘Never again’ it had said when Mr.Nakajima, a former Skylark employee, died from overwork. I am determinedto raise my voice and make utmost efforts for the eradication of karoshi”.(Suda Mitsuteru) Image (UnionTube)